Academic Qualifications

No 33 Flight Test Engineer Course (2009), Empire Test Pilots’ School, UK

Post Graduate Certificate, Flight Dynamics, Cranfield University, UK

BEng(Hons) Aeromechanical Systems Engineering, Cranfield University (RMCS Shrivenham), UK

Flight Qualifications

FW Experimental (CAT-1) FTE

Glider Pilot license

Flight Test Experience

AW101 military certification; including configuration management, systems integration, cooling systems, and whole-aircraft test, evaluation and safety assessments (e.g environmental chamber, hot weather, icing).

C130 Hercules military certification; external fuel tanks integration, performance, flying qualities.

Airbus A400M military certification; The UK’s FTE on the Flight Panel, certification activities included flight tests for avionics, countermeasures, unpaved runway ops, and Flight Manual coordination.

Pilatus PC-12 experimental and certification tests; including avionics upgrades, fuel system changes, simulator data-gathering, hot weather capabilities, performance and flying qualities across the envelope, NGX-model development (first flight to certification).

Pilatus PC-7 / PC-7MkII / PC-21 experimental and certification tests; including Autopilot tuning, landing performance, and simulator data-gathering.

Pilatus PC-24 experimental and certification tests; including payload increase program, take-off and landing performance, unpaved runways, and composite spoiler development.

Professional Affiliations

Member: Society of Flight Test Engineers